A US marine checks a F-35B fighter jet during a press tour of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, at a South Korean naval port on March 23, 2023, in Busan, South Korea.
A US marine checks a F-35B fighter jet during a press tour of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, at a South Korean naval port on March 23, 2023, in Busan, South Korea.
  • A Navy pilot ejected from his F-35 stealth fighter jet over South Carolina during an apparent "mishap" on Sunday. 
  • The jet went missing for sometime before officials discovered a debris field caused by the crash.
  • The 911 call made by a resident and the pilot has been released. Listen to it below. 

"Ma'am, I'm a pilot in a military aircraft and I ejected. So, I just rode a parachute down to the ground. Can you please send an ambulance?"